Re: k3b won't burn, nerolinux will

[Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com>]

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008, Paul Cartwright wrote:

> ok, let me ask this again in a simpler way.
> I've not been able to burn a DVD in a while with brasero or K3b. Errors..
> K3B either says it burs, ejects, and it is empty, or it stops burning about
> 27-31% through and just stalls. I've tried cranking down the speed to 4X (
> 16X burner).
> I installed the demo for nerolinux, and burned a DVD the first time.
> I am a member of the cdrom group, and I've tried to run k3b via a root
> console, no luck.
>
> what to look for? I also removed/purged K3B and reinstalled it. no change.
> running Lenny, up-to-date.
> ii  k3b                                                     1.0.5-3
> A sophisticated KDE CD burning application
> ii  k3b-data                                                1.0.5-3
> A sophisticated KDE CD burning application - data files
> ii  libk3b3                                                 1.0.5-3
> The KDE cd burning application library - runtime files
> ii  libk3b3-extracodecs                                     1.0.5-3
> The KDE cd burning application library - extra decoders
> ii  mkisofs                                                 9:1.1.9-1
> Dummy transition package for genisoimage

What interface is your burner? IDE/SATA?
What does hdparm -v /dev/hdc (or your_burner_here_say)?
What happens when you use growisofs directly?

# apt-file search bin/growisofs
dvd+rw-tools: /usr/bin/growisofs
dvd+rw-tools-dbg: /usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/growisofs

Did burning ever work? When did it stop working? Was it from a kernel 
upgrade? Were any other components changed in the system?

What kind of burner/media?

Justin.